My strategy for looking for cities out of state, which is the same strategy that I use finding cities in state, is to find cities where there is a strong and growing job sector (medical/tech).

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Usually when I field this answer out in the general forums it about finding this in ANY state so I'll answer it for Texas and for everyone else just in case it get's research.1.

She made payments (about $25k) up until about 7/8 years ago and stopped due to financial and medical issues.

Its the same field so they are fine with that. 

So on the FIRE reddit I made a post and to summarize it I basically said I’m at 40k gross income a year. I’m saving about 1000-1200 a month. 40-50% of my income. I would like a side hustle to bring in some more income...

The issue is that there are over $65,000 worth of claims against the estate that were all pretty much medical related bills.

I typically get paid for the time I’ve invested in learning this trade and the services I provide, just the same as you do in your field.

And you’ll need a job in the same field as you have now. 

The single, elderly lady wanted to sell it because she bought a condo on the beach and she didn't need or want two homes.I retired 10 years ago due to an on-the-job injury, but spent most of the past decade dealing with medical issues, so life just stopped moving forward during that time.